# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Fix capture failure when daemon window is frontmost

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These members address a specific error where unqualified capture operations fail when the Cua Driver's own window is frontmost, citing a self-targeting authorization restriction. The group includes a bug report and related fix attempts.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #131914. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #131914 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-131914`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #94527: Unqualified capture fails with "Cua Driver refuses operations that target its own authorization process" when the daemon's own window is frontmost

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#131914: fix(computer-use): keep capture working when Cua Driver is frontmost \[risk 0.30\]**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `tests/tools/test_computer_use_capture_self_window.py`, `tools/computer_use/cua_backend_capture.py`
- **#94546: fix(computer-use): keep capture working when Cua Driver is frontmost**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#131914`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #131914 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-10-03`.